currently: sleepy. and there's a packet of Tim Tams open infront of me...

So...I've been noticing lately how bad my current food consumption has been getting.Take last Wednesday. That day, I ate one big slice of chocolate cake, 3 rows of Whitterkers Almond Gold, ate another 3 rows of Cadbury Rum and Raisin chocolate, then at night I ate a whole bowl of icecream.

Think it's fair to say I may have problems.So, I am declaring now that I will go on a health(ier) eating diet.This means I will cut back on my consumption of icecream, chocolate, and general junk food. No more microwavable pies topped with mayonnaise.

I am cutting back. As of 1st of June for the whole month.Like a detox.

My little sis just sent me this link from this Bebo Blog about Asians. Its too funny not to post. (Though I am Asian. So I may get the funniness of it.)

ASIANS

1. We do not comprehend the words "ching chong".

2. WHATTHEHELL does "ching chong" even mean?!

3. Not all Koreans make nuclear bombs or eat dogs.

4. Just cause you see an Asian person it doesn't mean they're Chinese, they could be Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Filipino etc.

5. We are not all COMMUNISTS.

6. We don't always eat egg rolls and when we do it's like once in a blue moon.

7. Asian girls with long black hair HATE being called The Grudge or the girl from The Ring. Same goes for Asian guys and being called Grudge boy.[Mel's side note: I've been called the Grudge before in year 10. Just because I like having hair infront of my face.]

9. Dynasty Express and China King are not considered "real" Chinese food.

10. We don't use THAT much M-S-G.

11. Don't ask us to speak our language, we will when we feel like it.[Mel's side note: Or if you ask me, I wouldn't even know how to speak it.]

12. We don't know how to translate your name so stop asking cause most likely we can't.[Mel's side note: I don't even remember the full translation of my name.]

13. Don't ask us to teach you curse words either.

14. Stop trying to pair up Asian guys and girls at your school and say they look cute together. Not all Asians belong together.[Mel's side note: I've never actually had that.]

15. All Asian countries speak different languages.

16. Just because we're Asian it doesn't mean that we know karate, kung fu, tae kwon do etc. Even though we are probably capable of kicking your butt anyway.[Mel's side note: I know kung fu, karate, and 67 other dangerous words :D]

17. Don't say all Asian people look the same, that's like saying all white people look the same, all African Americans look the same and all Hispanics look the same. When will you realize your stupidity?[Mel's side note: Though I will use this one day.]

18. Surprise! Not all Asians are good at maths.[Mel's side note: I'm proof of that. Math is my worst subject.]

19. Not all Asians are short.[Mel's side note: I am 5'2". That's taller than most people in Hong Kong.]

20. Or skinny.

21. By the way, it's VietNAMese, not VietMANese.

22. Not all Asian families run a nail shop although some of them do.

23. Same goes for convenient stores and laundromats.

24. What do you people stare at? Haven't you seen an Asian person before?

25. Just to let you know, it's NOT funny when you tape your eyes up and start speaking gibberish. That just gives us another reason to kick your butt.

26. Go ahead, make fun of us. We'll just make fun of you in our own language.

27. It's ok for us to call each other F.O.B's but if you call us one you're asking for a beating.

29. Don't fold your hands and bow at us like you know what you're doing cause honestly you look like an idiot.

30. Don't ask if the Chinese use cat in their food, if they did they would label it "cat lo mein" instead of beef lo mein. They don't use cat if you didn't already guess that by now.

31. No...Yao Ming is not my uncle.

32. Chopsticks are the perfect utensil and the easiest to wash.[Mel's side note: Though they can fall down the drain.]

33. White rice is the perfect side dish.

34. Soy Sauce tastes great on almost everything.[Mel's side note: It's not as good as Mayonnaise.]

35. People from India are Asians too.

36. People from the Middle East are just as Asian as people from the southeast.

THINGS THAT ARE SADLY TRUE FOR [some] ASIANS.

Your parents still tries to get you into places half-price saying you are 12 when you are really 15.[Mel's side note: I just naturally look young though. I passed as 10 in Denny's Resturant for 4 years.]

You ask your parents help on one math problem and 2 hours later they're still lecturing.

Everyone thinks you're "Chinese" no matter what part of Asia your ancestors were from.[Mel's side note: Though I am Chinese. Kinda.]

You've had a bowl haircut at one point in your life.

Your parents enjoy comparing you to their friends' kids.

You've learned to keep bargaining even if the prices are rock bottom.[Mel's side note: I'm cheap.]

You've had to eat parts of animals they don't even put in hot dogs.[Mel's side note: You don't want to see some of the food I've seen.]

You hear (your name + eee (optional) + yah!) every time someone calls you (e.g. Jean - ee - yah! or Mary - yah!).[Mel's side note: Or in my fam in Malaysia - they say "Lah!"]

You have no eyelashes.

Idiot people try to impress you with pathetic imitation Asian languages, like the ever-so-popular: ching chong woo bok chi, etc.[Mel's side note: They will forever annoy me.]

Your parents say leaving rice in your bowl is a sin.[Mel's side note: Or like my "grandmother" - leave grains of rice means your husband/wife will have holes in their face.]

Your ancestors 1000 generations back invented the back scratcher.[Mel's side note: It's possible.]

1) It's cold. So you don't want to do anything.2) It's miserable and gloomy. So you don't want to do anything.3) The darkness makes you sleepy and tired. So you don't want to do anything.4) Its wet. So you don't want to do anything.5) You don't do anything.

Conversation with my mum 5 minutes ago:Mum: So you like any boys at the moment?Me: Psh. No.Mum: So not you're interested in anyone?Me: Nah. They're all not that smart.Mum: *laughs* you just found that out now?

They're a NZ band who have currently been playing on Juice TV and C4. They're very much like a Kiwi version of Paramore - very powerpop style with female lead singer.It's quite amusing though - like a month after they break up, they've gotten this surge of popularity in NZ music month.

Watching:Whose Line is it Anyway?

The US version is SO much better than the original British (sorry haha.)On Youtube, there's a whole freaking collection of "WLIIA Inside Jokes". The dude who thought this up is a genius :D

Where are the real guys of today's television?Or at least the remotely normal ones?

Flick through the tv channels, the papers, the magazines. Have a look at what kind of boys girls are tripping over their jaws with.It's guys like the Jonas Brothers, Adam Lambert, Zac Efron, Robert Pattinson.

Now, here's an honest question.WHY are they considered "HOT"?

Because to me, they don't seem like real guys anymore.

Real guys are not the ones that wear girl clothes and accessories.Real guys are not the ones that use a hair straightener more than I do.Real guys are not the ones that check themselves out while passing a mirror.Real guys are not the ones that own eyeliner and know how to use it BETTER than me.

And well as much as I do think real guys are allowed to use hairbrushes, if they care about their hair too much - then they aren't a real guy anymore. (though in that Twitard associated Robert Pattinson's case - he could really use a haircut or something...it's pretty hobo like.)

I look at these guys, and I'm pretty much turned off by them.

What does it take to find a real decent guy for our television screens?

currently: has feet up infront of the heater. I hate having cold feet.

So...if you didn't know, I stooped low to the scum that is Twitter.I still think it's pointless, but I do like talking to my international friends/favourite musicians through it. http://www.twitter.com/MellieNZ

anyway, Twitter has this thing called "Trending Topics" which is like a top 10 of keywords or something...basically stuff that is coming into trend. Today on the list, there's been this keyword called "Twatlight".

I don't know what it means or anything. Its Twilight related. and well I don't like Twilight at all.But when I googled Twatlight, this youtube video came up from NewgroundsHD

currently: a little sleepy. Just did four "montages" for photography in a little less of 4 hours in Paint Shop Pro.

Ready for another installment of secrets?Cause I'm ready to rant and rave.

---I hope it feels awkward when you talk to me. For once, I want to be the one with confidence.---I've imagined that if I ever get married, I'd want my husband to be as romantic as you seem to be.---I really want to shake you every time you talk about him.---You are really helpful, but I just wish you were just a little more.---You're so sweet. I can't help wondering if you have a girlfriend.---I'm not that fond of your hair. Sorry.---You don't need to tell me that I don't fit in. I've known that for the past 5 years.---I feel like a slacker every time we talk to each other about our days.---So I met your mum. Sorry, she annoys me.---I don't think it's possible that this time next year we'll still be friends. Part of me knows I shouldn't be okay with that.---

On a side note: I won Midnight Youth's album "The Brave Don't Run""All On Our Own" is still a fantastic song.Support Kiwi music month XD

currently: a little tired and sore. Shouldn't really be awake this early on a Saturday.

So...lately I've kinda been on this see-saw of emotions.

Its been an effort to stay positive all the time. Normally I'm quite a happy person...but you know. Life tries to batter you down as life tends to. (haha, just got this image of Life trying to beat up someone with a purse like an old lady.)

So I'm personally explaining the strange behaviour I've been showing lately. Especially since after that last post. (but normally you can tell the direction of the post by the tags I choose...)

Sometimes you need to vent. And this blog is where I vent.

Anyway, I think I may have found a way to avoid my depression/bipolar behaviour.

Bohemian Rhapsody.

Honestly, this song (by Queen - they're epic) can just manage to change a mood if you sing along. I was cutting out 12 skirts in the cold, tiny space of my bedroom, and when this came on, it just seemed to lift my spirits a bit.

So I'm figuring, there needs to be a Five Star Playlist where all the good songs can come on and it can lift your spirits.So all the anthems, all the rock songs, all the upbeat dance tempo ones. Shove them on one playlist.

I'm sure your taste of music is different to mine, but here are just a couple of songs I haven't gone wrong with.

So...the time is 1:49pm, Monday.Aka, the time where I normally have Media Studies.But thanks to the awesome bipolar weather - I came home at lunch, with a major case of hayfever and brain malfunctino.

I was planning to sleep now, but there's just no point.Not when outside my bedroom walls, men are currently digging a hole in the floor in a typical loudwiththedrillingandthehammeringandbreakingofthings fashion.

And so lying in bed, with my headphones on loud seems the best thing to do.

Have to say though, I'm quite excited that this will all be done soon. Construction I mean. Cause the water is still off at the moment and so when mum picked me up from the school sickbay, we had to use the public toilets at the local town centre.

STRANGEST things ever, let me tell you.If I had my camera, I would have taken a photo.They've got these bright colourful pieces of artwork painted on the side. All flowers and green plants.Then the toilet room itself...it's all electronic.So you open the door, and it speaks "Door is now open."I'm like 'Well okay then...thats pretty normal."Closing the door, it goes "Door is now closed. Please click the button to the right to lock." So I do that."Door is now locked."And then bizzarely, music starts playing. And you know, it's not like the radio or anything. It's "Close To You" by The Carpenters. You know, the song that goes:

"Why do birds suddenly appear? Every time that you are near...."

WHY out of all songs do you CHOOSE this song?!I mean don't get me wrong, it's a nice song. And it's nice that you have some music playing.But while someone is doing their "business", you get romantic love music played to you about how birds are appearing every time you are near.Is it cause they know some people like to use public toilets as a *cough* "romantic" love making spot? And they cater for these people with The Carpenters?And then they forget that other people that actually use the toilets for the FUNCTION of the toilets are stuck listening to romantic love music.

Yeah I'm sorry. It's a little weird.

But then again, it's better than having Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle" played to you in the toilets.

"It just takes some time,Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.Everything, everything will be just fine,Everything, everything will be alright"

At least not the way I've seen.You get a sense of appreciation for something when it's acted right in front of you.I mean I admit, I'd need the "easy read" Shakespeare for certain words...but you know, it's pretty interesting - you know something is good from the way it's acted.

Plus it helps when you don't understand it, that it's acted out well so you can pretend you get the jist of it.

Shelia Winn Shakespeare Competition 2009 - my favourite school event of the year so far.

The girl.

NZ blogger in the middle of life, love, the world and all that inhabits it. A web addict for radio by day; a web addict in general by night. Writing about the world, travels, food, pop culture and lifestyle.